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AGENCY
by UNSWBE
Due to a lack of funding, the National Black Theatre in Redfern, which had a significant impact on assisting people within political struggles, was closed in 1977. I aim to revive the theatre by constructing a performance space within which people are free to play any role they like. The building is the theatre and acting is the medium that bridges the gap between individuals. Role-Play Theatre is created where users can freely express themselves. They can choose to be whichever ‘role’ they wish to ‘play’, or unlock new experiences.
Due to a lack of funding, the National Black Theatre in Redfern, which had a significant impact on assisting people within political struggles, was closed in 1977. I aim to revive the theatre by constructing a performance space within which people are free to play any role they like. The building is the theatre and acting is the medium that bridges the gap between individuals. Role-Play Theatre is created where users can freely express themselves. They can choose to be whichever ‘role’ they wish to ‘play’, or unlock new experiences.
Creative Hub: A Space for Expression
Role-Play Theatre is a creative hub where users freely express themselves; they can be whichever ‘role’ they desire to ‘play’ – a customer at the café, a learner in the lounge, a writer or a director, a designer or a filmmaker, an audience or a performer; or unlock new ‘roles’ to ‘play’.
From observations gathered from the site, and by sketching human activities, I noticed Redfern Street is the setting for a kind of organised chaos. Everyone has a role at any one moment. We can be a passer-by, a parent, a kid, a judge, a contestant, etc. The role we choose to play fills the space and creates possibilities of human interaction.
Role-Play Theatre is a creative hub where users freely express themselves; they can be whichever ‘role’ they desire to ‘play’ –a customer at the café, a learner in the lounge, a writer or a director, a designer or a filmmaker, an audience or a performer; or unlock new ‘roles’ to ‘play’. From observations gathered from the site, and by sketching human activities, I noticed Redfern Street is the setting for a kind of organised chaos. Everyone has a role at any one moment. We can be a passer-by, a parent, a kid, a judge, a contestant, etc. The role we choose to play fills the space and creates possibilities of human interaction.
Due to a lack of funding, the National Black Theatre in Redfern, which had a significant impact on assisting people within political struggles, was closed in 1977. I aim to revive the theatre by constructing a performance space within which people are free to play any role they like. The building is the theatre and acting is the medium that bridges the gap between individuals. Role-Play Theatre is created where users can freely express themselves. They can choose to be whichever ‘role’ they wish to ‘play’, or unlock new experiences.
